Nikon COOLPIX S8000 S8000 User's Manual - Page 79

More on Shooting Shooting Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) At the default settings, the camera uses face priority to recognize human faces, and then automatically releases the shutter when a smile is detected (smile timer). The skin softening option can be used to smooth skin tones of human faces. 1 Press the A button in shooting mode to display the shooting- mode selection menu, use the rotary multi selector to select F, and press the k button. Smart portrait The camera enters smart portrait mode. 2 Frame a picture. Point the camera at the subject. When the camera recognizes a human face, a yellow double border (focus area) is displayed around that face. When focus is acquired on that face, the double border will turn green for a moment and focus is locked. 1 / 2 5 0 F 3.5 Up to three faces can be recognized. When the camera detects more than one face, the double border is displayed around the face closest to the center of the frame, and single borders around the others. 3 The shutter is automatically released. If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, Smile timer (A 69) is activated and the shutter is automatically released. When the camera recognizes a face, the self-timer lamp (A 4) blinks. Immediately after the shutter is released, the self-timer lamp flickers. Each time the shutter is released, the camera again initiates face recognition and smile detection operations for continuous automatic shooting. Pictures can also be taken by pressing the shutter release button. The camera can focus on the subject at the center of the frame when faces are not recognized. When the shutter is released, the camera softens the subject's skin to make it appear smoother and then records the image (Skin softening A 69). 4 Shooting ends. To stop automatic shooting of smiling faces, either turn the camera off, set Smile timer to Off, or press the A button and select another shooting mode. 67